Home Education the Week after Germany

cheltenham science festival

When we got back from Germany we were so tired but obviously there was a lot to do. It started on Monday with a visit from our local Elective Home Education Officer. Now my county are really good at making it clear that we do not have to have visits or follow a curriculum. A … Read more

Europa Park Germany

Europa Park Germany

Europa Park – the whole reason for our trip to the south of Germany. Hailed as one of the best theme parks in Europe, people saying it was one of the must visit places for teens – we had finally arrived on our final proper day of our holiday. Unfortunately for Europa Park they had … Read more

Triberg im Schwarzwald Black Forest Germany

teen taking picture of waterfall in black forest

If you have been following our Road Trip to Germany so far you will know that we ate chocolate and waffles in Brussels and Wurst in Frankfurt so of course we needed to visit the Black Forest – for Gateau! One of the reasons we went to visit the Black Forest was to visit a … Read more

Phantasialand the highlight of our trip

log flume phantasialand germany

We didn’t realise it at the time but visiting Phantasialand was THE highlight of our trip. We only planned to go there for one day but did take up the offer of the free return tickets. At least its location isn’t too far into Germany. The boys have always been into adrenaline activities with speed … Read more